| Organization |
Description |
URL |
| Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors |
Equips Latino parents in Chicago with knowledge and tools to prepare their children for kindergarten by supporting their early development |
https://ap-od.org/ |
| AÇEV: Mother Child Education Foundation |
Provides parenting programs that promote children’s social, emotional, and cognitive development at home |
https://www.acev.org/en/ |
| BBB Wise Giving Alliance |
Reports on governance, results reporting, finances, and truthful and transparent communications |
https://give.org/ |
| Benefits Data Trust |
Streamlines access to benefits for millions of people in need by reaching out to eligible low-income individuals, policy advocacy, and developing technology solutions for assessment and data-driven engagement |
https://bdtrust.org/ |
| Campaign for Grade Level Reading |
Collaborative effort to ensure that more children in low-income families succeed in school |
https://gradelevelreading.net/ |
| Candid (Formerly GuideStar) |
World’s largest source of information on nonprofits |
https://www.candid.org/ |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy |
Offers solutions to disaster recovery on a number of scales, creating a bottom-up community based approach that is centered on the families it intends to support |
http://www.disasterphilanthropy.org |
| Charity Navigator |
Rates nonprofits on financial health, accountability, and transparency |
https://www.charitynavigator.org/ |
| Child First |
Delivers therapy at home for families with children under 6 years of age |
https://www.childfirst.org/ |
| First Place for Youth |
Runs programs in California, Mississippi, Ohio, New York, and Massachusetts to provide wraparound services, training, housing, and education for youth exiting the foster care system |
https://firstplaceforyouth.org/ |
| Found in Translation |
Trains low-income multilingual women to ecome medical interpreters and links them to jobs across the Boston area |
https://found-in-translation.org/ |
| Generation |
Transforms education-to-employment systems in 16 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe to prepare, place, and support people into life-changing careers that would otherwise be inaccessible |
https://www.generation.org/ |
| GiveDirectly |
Transfers cash to people living in extreme poverty so they can meet their most urgent needs. |
https://www.givedirectly.org/ |
| Good Shepherd Services |
Works with city agencies to deliver an array of programs designed to address the multiple barriers faced by vulnerable school-aged children and their families |
https://goodshepherds.org/ |
| GreenLight Fund |
Funder transforms the lives of children, youth and families in high-poverty urban areas by creating local infrastructure |
https://greenlightfund.org/ |
| Lever for Change |
Affiliate of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; runs competitions to provide the opportunity for donors, nonprofits, and social entrepreneurs to connect and solve global challenges together |
https://www.leverforchange.org/ |
| LIFT |
Coaches low-income parents to set goals like securing a safe home, living wages, and a better education, then connects them to the financial resources and networks they need to achieve those goals |
https://www.whywelift.org/ |
| Lipman Family Prize |
Annual global prize that celebrates leadership and innovation in the social sector |
https://lipmanfamilyprize.wharton.upenn.edu/ |
| Mindful Philanthropy |
Nonprofit committed to increasing high-impact funding of mental health, addiction, and community well-being initiatives |
https://www.mindfulphilanthropy.org/ |
| Mutual Aid Hub |
Directory of mutual aid networks in the U.S. and Canada |
https://www.mutualaidhub.org/ |
| Nurse-Family Partnership |
Pairs registered nurses with vulnerable women who are pregnant with their first child, continuing through the child’s second birthday |
https://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/ |
| Pace Center for Girls |
Offers individualized learning and counseling plans and has garnered national recognition as one of the most effective programs in the country for keeping girls from entering the juvenile justice system |
https://www.pacecenter.org/ |
| READI Chicago |
Works to reduce gun violence by connecting participants to paid transitonal jobs, cognitive behavioral therapy, and wraparound support services to help them create a stable future |
https://www.heartlandalliance.org/readi/ |
| Sesame Workshop |
Research-based nonprofit that produces Sesame Street and early childhood programming on six continents |
https://www.sesameworkshop.org/ |
| SHOFCO |
Provides clean water, community latrines, healthcare, early childhood education, business skills training and facilitation of group savings and loan programs |
https://www.shofco.org/ |
| Single Stop |
Supplies other nonprofits with technology to provide their clients with referrals to benefits and services in addition to its in-house tax program which provides free tax preparation for 15,000 low-income families |
https://singlestop.org/about-us/mission/ |
| Springboard to Opportunities |
Provides $1,000 cash on a monthly basis, no strings attached, for 12 months straight.to extremely low-income, Black mothers living in affordable housing in Jackson, MI through its Magnolia Mothers Trust program |
https://springboardto.org/ |
| The Brotherhood/Sister Sol |
Provides long-term support services for youth focusing on strengths, preparing for the future, and making sure they feel valued and loved |
https://brotherhood-sistersol.org/ |
| The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research |
University of Pennsylvania center dedicated to improving the systemic response to victims of child abuse and neglect |
https://www.fieldcenteratpenn.org/ |
| The Independent Skills Living Program (ISLP) |
Provides “drop in” hours, social activities, and skill-building workshops to develop practical skills and confidence |
https://independentlifestyles.org/ |
| VolunteerMatch |
Directory of volunteer opportunities around U.S. |
https://www.volunteermatch.org/ |
| Year Up |
Provides low-income young adults with six free months of skills education and a six-month corporate internship to prepare them for postsecondary education or employment |
https://www.yearup.org/ |
| Youth Guidance |
Uses its Becoming a Man (BAM) and Working on Womanhood (WOW) program to work with small groups of 12 to 15 students in grades 7 through 12 to develop decision-making skills, especially those related to issues such as violence, relationships, dropping out of high school, and criminal activity. |
https://www.youth-guidance.org/ |
